Teaching Our Children About Honesty Through the Prophetic Model
One of the first lessons children learn about the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is that he was nicknamed “Al-Amin,” the truthful and trustworthy one, even from a young age. This early recognition of his honesty is profound when we...
Mapping the 100+ aftershocks from the Turkey-Syria earthquake
More than 5,000 people have been killed with tens of thousands injured across Turkey and Syria after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake and powerful aftershocks struck.The first earthquake hit at 4:17am (01:17 GMT) and was centred in Turkey’s Pazarcik district of...
Wisconsin Muslims join the race to help quake victims
Residents retrieve a child from the rubble of a collapsed building in the town of Jandaris, in the countryside of Syria's northwestern city of Afrin on Monday. Rami Al Sayed / AFP - Getty ImagesAround 9:30 p.m. Sunday evening, news broke of a devastating...
World Hijab Day: The journey for Muslim women in Milwaukee
WORLD HIJAB DAY: Today is a day to recognize millions of women who wear the Muslim head covering. As TMJ4's Ubah Ali explains, every Muslim woman has her own Hijab journey. MILWAUKEE — The first day of February marked World Hijab Day, a day recognizing...
House passes resolution to remove Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee
The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass a resolution to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee. House Republicans have argued Omar should not serve on the committee in light of past...
University School of Milwaukee welcomes Atia Abawi as first-ever author-in-residence
Photos by Rawand YazawAtia Abawi, first-ever author-in-residence at University School of Milwaukee, moderates a panel of distinguished guests to speak about the refugee experience. (from left to right) Atia Abawi, Maryam Durani, cultural advisor to the...
Two years after US recognized Uyghur genocide, rights groups warn time is running out
Members of the Uyghur community living in Turkey hold banners while protesting against China, in Istanbul, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Omer Kuscu)(RNS) — Two years since then-U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China’s repression of the Uyghurs a...
“There is no pressure on Israel to change”: Palestinians respond to Blinken visit to Jerusalem
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU MEETS US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN ON JANUARY 30, 2023. (PHOTO: ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER OFFICE VIA APA IMAGES)On Monday, January 30, United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Jerusalem and...
Katie Silva’s life inspires others “to be better human beings.”
(Top center) Katie Silva with husband Drew Stewart and son Michael; (Bottom left) Silva surrounded by her children; (Right:) Silva makes her Islamic declaration of faith with Shayk Noman Hussain at ISM-Brookfield. In Katie Silva’s short life (the Milwaukee...
Documentary Featuring Muncie Mosque Nominated for Oscar
A short film about a US veteran who planned to bomb the Islamic Center of Muncie but found friends inside and converted to Islam has been nominated for an Academy Award. Directed and produced by Joshua Seftel, 30-minute documentary “Stranger at the Gate”...
